Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] if it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Department of Agriculture might function more effectively for agriculture if it did not take on , unnecessarily and confusingly , a role in food marketing . |
| 2 | Most workers , it was claimed , thought that it would be much worse for Germany if it lost the war , that a more draconian Versailles , the dismembering of Germany , and massive unemployment would be the consequence . |
| 3 | It would be extremely unattractive to any group of workers or management to enter a serious bid if they had been told by the Scottish Office that the bid was so contemptible that it would not even qualify for assistance if it failed because another bid from within the same management or work force had been judged as superior . |
| 4 | You did not go off and set up house with the man in your life and perhaps think about marriage if it seemed like a good idea , after a year or two . |
| 5 | Even with this kind of evidence , even with that kind of evidence , almost uniquely good evidence in my experience , the Council leadership , which is in , has been in possession of it for the best part of a month has made no move to suspend any Chief Officer on charges of gross misconduct , which of course if it had been any of our members accused of something like that , they 'd have been down the road instantly , nor has it reinstated any worker wrongly sacked . |
| 6 | You 'd gain if you avoided putting that down as a score draw , especially of course if it did n't turn out to be a score draw . |
| 7 | Islington could have saved its council and charge payers a great deal of money if it had just asked the advice of a local geography teacher and been told that it is better to go to France to learn French . |
| 8 | ‘ It is not necessary to consider what would have been the effect of the payment of £20 if it had been made in full satisfaction of the demand against Hunter . |
| 9 | The idea of settling Jews in Palestine , the British Foreign Office cabled two of its ambassadors in 1916 , ‘ might be made far more attractive to the majority of Jews if it held out to them the prospect that when in course of time the Jewish colonists in Palestine grew strong enough to cope with the Arab population they may be allowed to take the management of the internal affairs of Palestine … into their own hands … |
| 10 | It could also get £140,000 in grants and investment from the council and the local equivalent of GLEB if it moved north . |
| 11 | A screwed access plug or ‘ eye ’ in the bottom of the U made it possible to empty the trap of debris if it got blocked . |
| 12 | She was strong enough to take a certain amount of punishment if it meant that , in the end , Matthew would rid himself of that core of hatred which was slowly eating him away . |
| 13 | This was a smart fit of Rhyming if it had but held out ; I see you have your Poetical Concordance in your head pretty ready . |
| 14 | I figure he thought his men would get out of control if it went on any longer . |
| 15 | Underground flooding was threatening to undermine Moscow , while inadequate storage of radioactive waste could lead to a catastrophe exceeding the scale of Chernobyl if it leaked into the Caspian Sea . |
| 16 | While the General Election remained remote , loyal party members were prepared to flirt with realignment and even to admit that Labour stood no chance of victory if it fought alone . |
| 17 | Its leaders knew there was a serious risk of trouble if it took a mass march into Gqozo 's lair . |
| 18 | Even professional men , it seems , would dabble in a bit of commerce if it helped pay the bills . |
| 19 | Indeed , BA would almost certainly have pulled out of negotiations if it had thought a referral was likely . |
| 20 | Nzo had said on the ANC 's 78th anniversary on Jan. 8 that the ANC would continue its armed struggle , and would only participate in any process of negotiations if it enjoyed equal political opportunities with all other participants . |
| 21 | But Eretria was a polis which could wage war on Xerxes of Persia if it chose , and it did . |
| 22 | No-one would have ever known about my moment of unfaithfulness if it had n't been for Mr Peter Lowe . |
| 23 | The Brewers ' Society contended that arrangements with their outlets fell within the block exemption of exclusive purchasing agreements 1984/83 , and therefore that the UK would be in breach of its obligations under the Treaty of Rome if it prohibited such arrangements . |
| 24 | Clearly it would be difficult to justify a dual system of justice if it led to certain types of people being more easily convicted , for the whole concept of the rule of law was to tip the balance of power away from the accusing state to the accused individual because it was rightly felt a too one-sided contest without such protection . |
| 25 | Due to a change in federal accounting standards , Unisys says , it would have been forced to take $700m in one-time charges against earnings if it did not cut the benefits , and that would wipe out one-third of the still debt-burdened company 's net worth . |
| 26 | Hall argued , however , that even this least satisfactory outcome would be worth while if it meant some of the long-term unemployed in the inner cities obtained jobs , and were thus able to climb up the skills and income levels . |
| 27 | He had the sort of sensitive nose that made him instantly burst into tears if it got the slightest knock . |
| 28 | ADMEN WOULD N'T PUMP SO MUCH MONEY INTO IT IF IT DID N'T WORK |
| 29 | Conversely , and as the price for treating the company as its own , the dominant undertaking will be liable for the obligations of the company if the company defaults and this seemingly will apply even to preexisting obligations ; however , the dominant undertaking will be able to apply for relief from liability if it did not itself cause the company 's default . |
| 30 | The sun came late in December if it came at all . |